James Mather

Barrister

James Mather is a barrister at Serle Court (jmather@serlecourt.co.uk; www.serlecourt.co.uk)

Barrister

James Mather is a barrister at Serle Court (jmather@serlecourt.co.uk; www.serlecourt.co.uk)

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The new register of companies' beneficial owners won’t prevent “real owners” taking refuge, as James Mather explains

Part 2: Victor Joffe QC & James Mather continue their refl ections on controversial cases on ability to pay

Part one: How rare are exceptions to the no reflective loss principle? ask Victor Joffe QC & James Mather

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Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

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NEWS

Pro Bono Week marks silver jubilee

The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK

NLJ this week: When hard selling becomes fraud

Aggressive sales tactics can add up to fraudulent trading even without proof of a particular deception or financial loss

Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues

NLJ this week: Discounted damages, different costs

A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims

Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed